Ixil
| Ixil Ixil | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Guatemala | |
| Region: | Quiché (department) | |
| Total speakers: | approx. 50,000 | |
| Language family: | Mayan Quichean-Mamean Greater Mamean Ixilan Ixil | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | myn | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | variously: ixi — Ixil, Nebaj ixj — Ixil, Chajul ixl — Ixil, San Juan Cotzal | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Ixil is a Mayan language.
It is derived from the Classic Maya language. It is the primary language of the Ixil Triangle -- the three villages of San Juan Cotzal, Santa Maria Nebaj, and San Gaspar Chajul -- in the highlands of Guatemala.
Categories
Languages of Guatemala | Mayan languages | Indigenous languages of Mesoamerica